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2 Sheets-Sheet 1;

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P. J. PETERS.

HORSE COLLAR.

.Patent ed Aug. 5, 1884.

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

P. J. PETERS.

HORSE COLLAR.

No. 802,934. Patented Aug. 6,1884.

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YATES Y IINITED PETER J. PETERS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HORSE-COLLAR.

PBCIIE'ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,934, dated August 5, 1884.

. Application filed March 29, 1884. (No model) To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER J. PETERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improved Horse-Collar, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in formingthe ncckroll to have leather flanges united, between which are the respective leather strips or stiffeners, and together forma leather shoulder possessing sufficient rigidity and strength to constitute the hamehold, as will be here inafter fully described. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which Sheet I, Figure 1, represents a horsecollar the neck-roll of which has forming part of it my improved hamehold. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan showing that the hame-hold is not continuous on the under side, but clearance is left-for the proper handling of the hamestraps. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Sheet II, Figs. 4, 5, 6, are designed to better illustrate the mode of adapting the neck-roll to have the improved leather hame-hold, hence said ligures show the neck-roll as it appears before it is folded, stuffed, and united to the remaining collar parts.

The horse-collar is manufactured in the ordinary way, to consist of the main bodyA and the neck-roll B, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3.

As stated, my improvement relates to that part ofthe neck-roll generally styled a hame hold, and this I make in the manner following: The leather composing the neck-roll B is shown, by of a pattern, in Figs. 4-, 5, 6,

and has the small slits or cuts at b b, so that the edge of this leather piece 13 between said slits forms the respective upper flanges, c 0, one for each side of the neck-roll, and in line to retain the hames. The remaining portions of leather composing the neck-roll B are the respective lower or sub pieces, (marked D D,)

the pattern of each being shown'in Figs. 4, 5, 6, and each having the similar slits at d d to form the respective under flanges, c c", on each side of the neck-roll, and in line with the formenmentioned flanges. (See Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5.) Further, these sub-pieces D D have laps d? (i which lap over the slits when said sub-pieces are sewed or united to the neck-roll piece B. (See Figs. 4, 5, 6.) By means of these laps the joints at I) b are fully covered and the stuffing is completely hidden. It is 1 between the side leather flanges, c and c c",

that I unite the leather stiffener to constitute the hamehold proper. Hence E E repre sent these leather stiiieners, (a pattern of one being shown in Fig. 6,) each consisting of a small strip of leather, preferably of greater thickness but of the same length as the side flanges, upper and lower. I insert one of these stiffeners for each side of the neck-roll between the flanges c 0 and also 0 0, so that the inner edge of each stiffener is within the body of the neck-roll, while the remaining body of each stiffener projects out from the side in the same manner asthe side flanges, and as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5.

e 6 represent the inside and outside rows of stitching, although riveting can be employed to firmly unite the layers of leather together. (See Figs. 1, 5.) A hame-hold is thus provided entirely of leather, and as such forms a most efficient holding element to retain the hames in place. As apparent, after the hame-hold has thus been made to form part of the neck-roll B, it, together with its lower or.subpicces, D D, are folded, stutfed, and in the ordinary way united to the body A. of the collar.

By referring to Figs. 2, 4, 5 it will be noted that the hame hold is not continuous, but the portion marked :10 is left clear at the bottom of the collar, which greatly facilitates the handling of the hames, strapping same, 8:0.

In Fig. 3, F F represent the hames. My improvement can be applied to any horsecollar and adapted to suit any hames.

WVhat I claim is 1. As an improvement in horsecollars, the body or shoulder cushion A, its neck-roll B, having leather flanges c c c c, the leather stiffeners 'E 'In", united between said flanges, and constituting with same the respective leather shoulders or hame-holds, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The improved horsecollar, consisting of the body or shoulder cushion A, its neck-roll B, having the slits b Z), the sub-pieces D D, having similar slits, the upper and lower flanges, c c c c, and the interposed leather sti ffeners E E, all combined substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand.

Vitnesses:

lE'lE ll .T. PETERS.

\VIL'I'.L\M IV. IIEn'rrtEL, JOHN \V. HEn'rn EL. 

